Rivière des Prairies, Quebec (1861 census)
Rivière des Prairies was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1861 Census of Canada with a population of 1,056. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.655°N, 73.558°W.
Population
In 1861, Rivière des Prairies had a population of 1,056: 549 male and 507 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,056 |
| 1871 | 779 |
| 1881 | 837 |
| 1901 | 677 |
| 1911 | 638 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1861
In the 1861 census, Rivière des Prairies shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1861
The 1861 census recorded 144 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.
Population & families (1861). This community's record includes 1,056 total population, 549 males, 507 females, Male members of the family who are present: 493, Female members of the family who are present: 461, 398 single males, 358 single females, 148 adult males unable to read or write, 132 married females, 132 married males, 112 adult females unable to read or write, 85 males attending school, 84 females attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 56, Females present who are not members of the family: 46, 19 widowed males, 17 female births, 17 widowed females, 16 male births, 2 deaf and dumb males, 1 blind females, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Age structure (1861). This community's record includes 95 males aged 5 to 10, 82 single females aged 10 to 15, 80 males aged 4 to 5, 70 females aged 4 to 5, 69 single males aged 10 to 15, 56 females aged 5 to 10, 51 married females aged 20 to 30, 45 single males aged 15 to 20, 44 single females aged 15 to 20, 40 married males aged 20 to 30, 38 married males aged 30 to 40, 28 married females aged 15 to 20, 26 married females aged 30 to 40, 25 females aged 1 to 2, 25 married males aged 15 to 20, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 23 females age 3 to 4, 18 males aged 3 to 4, 18 single males aged 20 to 30, 16 married males aged 40 to 50, 15 married females aged 40 to 50, 14 single females aged 20 to 30, 12 females aged 2 to 3, 12 males aged 2 to 3, 11 males of unknown age, 8 married males aged 50 to 60, 8 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 7 single females aged 30 to 40, 6 married females aged 50 to 60, 6 widowed males aged 60 to 70, 5 married females aged 60 to 70, 5 married males aged 60 to 70, 5 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 4 single males aged 30 to 40, 4 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 3 single females aged 60 to 70, 3 single females aged 70 to 80, 3 single males aged 40 to 50, 3 single males aged 60 to 70, 3 widowed males aged 40 to 50, 2 females of unknown age, 2 single females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 2 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 1 widowed males aged 50 to 60. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Ethnic origin (1861). This community's record includes 1,032 French Canadians, 23 persons native to Canada, not of French origin, 1 persons originating in England or Wales. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1861). This community's record includes $311,552 value farms (dollars), $54,194 value all livestock, 27,920 pounds of homemade butter, 20,410 bushels of oats, $18,104 value farm implements in dollars, 11,326 bushels of potatoes, 7,349 acres of land in farms, 7,215 bushels of peas, 5,858 acres of farmland under cultivation, 5,101 pounds of maple sugar, 5,088 bushels of barley, 4,101 acres of farmland under crops, 2,382 bushels of mangel wurtzel, $2,175 value garden and orchard crops, 2,011 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,726 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,491 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,391 bushels of spring wheat, 1,321 bushels of buckwheat, 1,207 acres of oats, 855 sheep, 820 swine, 655 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 651 acres of peas, 509 milk cows, 459 bushels of corn, 419 bulls, oxen, or steers, 360 acres of barley, 332 pounds of flax or hemp, 304 horses aged over 3 years, 294 calves and heifers, 260 tons of hay, 183 barrels of pork, 140 acres of spring wheat, 103 acres of potatoes, 92 horses aged 3 years and under, 88 acres of farmland held by townspeople who are not farmers, 71 occupants of farms, 65 bushels of beans, 59 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 56 acres of buckwheat, 52 bushels of turnips, 31 acres of farmland in gardens, 29 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 27 acres of corn, 26 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 16 bushels of carrots, 14 acres of mangel wurtzel, 12 bushels of winter wheat, 10 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 3 acres of winter wheat, 2 barrels of beef, 1 acres of turnips, 1 persons living on farms under 10 acres. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Manufacturing & industry (1861). This community's record includes $6,138 value carriages for pleasure (dollars), 1,021 yards of flannel, 673 yards of fulled cloth, 523 yards of linen, $463 value carriages for hire (dollars), 247 carriages for pleasure, 53 carriages for hire. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V2T11.)
Deaths & mortality (1861). This community's record includes 16 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 11, Deaths in the past year among males under age 1: 7, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 5, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 3, Deaths in the past year among males aged 1 to 2: 2, Deaths in the past year among males aged 10 to 15: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 1. (Source: 1861 Census of Canada, V1T5.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC020006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1861 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Rivière des Prairies, Quebec (1861 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-des-prairies-qc020006-1861/.